Villa Ridge is a very small town located in the state of Missouri. With a population of 2,601 people and two associated neighborhoods, Villa Ridge is the 232nd largest community in Missouri.
A relatively large number of people in Villa Ridge telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 14.11% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Villa Ridge has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Villa Ridge a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
In Villa Ridge, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 31.05 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
Being a small town, Villa Ridge does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.
The percentage of adults in Villa Ridge with college degrees is slightly lower than the national average of 21.84% for all communities. 15.52% of adults in Villa Ridge have a bachelor's degree or advanced degree.
The per capita income in Villa Ridge in 2022 was $27,971, which is middle income relative to Missouri, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $111,884 for a family of four. However, Villa Ridge contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
The people who call Villa Ridge home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. The greatest number of Villa Ridge residents report their race to be White, followed by Black or African-American. Important ancestries of people in Villa Ridge include German, English, Irish, French, and Polish.
The most common language spoken in Villa Ridge is English. Other important languages spoken here include Polish and Italian.